Definitions of guard
British English : guard If you guard a place, person, or object, you watch them carefully, either to protect them or to stop them from escaping.A few men were left outside to guard her.ɡɑːd VERB
verb
- to watch over or shield (a person or thing) from danger or harm; protect
- to keep watch over (a prisoner or other potentially dangerous person or thing), as to prevent escape
- (transitive) to control ⇒ to guard one's tongue
- (intransitive) usually foll by against to take precautions
- to control entrance and exit through (a gate, door, etc)
- (transitive) to provide (machinery, etc) with a device to protect the operator
- (transitive) (chess , cards ) to protect or cover (a chess man or card) with another (curling , bowling ) to protect or cover (a stone or bowl) by placing one's own stone or bowl between it and another player
- (chess , cards ) to protect or cover (a chess man or card) with another
- (curling , bowling ) to protect or cover (a stone or bowl) by placing one's own stone or bowl between it and another player
- (transitive) (archaic ) to accompany as a guard
- (chess , cards ) to protect or cover (a chess man or card) with another
- (curling , bowling ) to protect or cover (a stone or bowl) by placing one's own stone or bowl between it and another player
noun
- a person or group who keeps a protecting, supervising, or restraining watch or control over people, such as prisoners, things, etc related adjective custodial
- a person or group of people, such as soldiers, who form a ceremonial escort ⇒ guard of honour
- (British ) the official in charge of a train
- the act or duty of protecting, restraining, or supervising (as modifier) ⇒ guard duty
- the act or duty of protecting, restraining, or supervising
- (as modifier) ⇒ guard duty
- (Irish ) another word for garda
- a device, part, or attachment on an object, such as a weapon or machine tool, designed to protect the user against injury, as on the hilt of a sword or the trigger of a firearm
- anything that provides or is intended to provide protection ⇒ a guard against infection
- another name for safety chain a long neck chain often holding a chatelaine
- another name for safety chain
- a long neck chain often holding a chatelaine
- See guard ring
- (sport ) an article of light tough material worn to protect any of various parts of the body
- (basketball ) the position of the two players in a team who play furthest from the basket a player in this position
- the position of the two players in a team who play furthest from the basket
- a player in this position
- the posture of defence or readiness in fencing, boxing, cricket, etc
- See take guard
- See give guard
- See off one's guard
- See on one's guard
- See stand guard
- See mount guard
- the act or duty of protecting, restraining, or supervising
- (as modifier) ⇒ guard duty
- another name for safety chain
- a long neck chain often holding a chatelaine
- the position of the two players in a team who play furthest from the basket
- a player in this position